McKeehen Flushes Out Obst
Level 5
: 250/500, 75 ante
James Obst raised to 1,350 from under the gun and former Main Event champion Joe McKeehen called in middle position. The big blind also called and the three players saw a flop of .
Obst decided against putting out a continuation bet, so it checked to McKeehen who bet 2,100. The big blind folded and Obst made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the . Obst checked to McKeehen who bet 7,000. Obst check-raised to 20,000 and McKeehen snap-called, muttering that he "definitely wasn't folding a flush." His opponent didn't hear this, and showed but mucked when McKeehen, true to his word, turned over for a rivered flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joe McKeehen |
70,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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James Obst |
39,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
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